The country, which has been in lockdown for several weeks, is planning to ease some restrictions under new guidelines issued Saturday.
The novel coronavirus outbreak in Spain has seen its lowest daily increase in deaths since March 23, reporting 510 new deaths on Saturday, Spain's Ministry of Health confirmed in a statement.
Under the new guidelines issued Saturday by the office of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, any companies returning to work are required to provide employees with appropriate protective equipment and ensure they have space to remain at roughly six feet apart.lockdown in the country is likely to last until May.
Among the infected in the country are nearly 25,000 medical workers, who form nearly 15 percent of all cases, according to a spokesperson for Spain's Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies, Maria José Sierra.
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